Editor’s Note: This story was updated on Nov. 5 after RCMP said a second arrest was made.

A man known to central Alberta RCMP is facing dozens of new charges connected with alleged assaults on officers during arrest attempts, while a second man has also been arrested in connection with the alleged crime spree.

It started on Oct. 24 in Rocky Mountain House, where police said a man reportedly robbed the Great Canadian Liquor store of several bottles of liquor and fled in a stolen Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck.

Two days later, police tracked down one of the suspects. On Monday, a Rocky Mountain House RCMP officer spotted the Chevrolet Colorado on the Sunchild First Nation and watched as a man exited the truck.

The officer chased the suspect on foot, following him inside a home. Police said the man resisted being arrested again and assaulted the RCMP officer. Eventually, police got the man under control, but the man continued to be difficult by giving police a fake name after his arrest, RCMP said.

On Nov. 2, police identified, arrested and charged a second man who was allegedly involved in the liquor store robbery on Oct. 24.

Peter Gopher — 37 years old and also of no fixed address — is charged with: resisting a police officer, possession of stolen property over $5,000, possession of stolen property under $5,000 and possession of a controlled substance. RCMP said he is also facing charges under the Traffic Safety Act.

Police said Wickins-Pearse and Gopher both remain in custody until their first court appearance in Rocky Mountain House on Nov. 7.

The Rocky Mountain House RCMP said it works to disrupt criminal activity in the western Alberta town, as well as the surrounding Clearwater County area, and on the Sunchild, O’Chiese, and Bighorn First Nations.